Robert Dodier wrote:
> On 12/4/06, Kuba Ober <ober.14 at osu.edu> wrote:
>
>> readline functionality stopped working for me in gcl and maxima after an
>> upgrade to FC6. Pressing up/down arrows displays some control codes (e.g.
>> up arrow displays ^[[A).
>
> Does GCL advertise readline? Here's what I see when I start gcl:
>
> $ gcl
> GCL (GNU Common Lisp) 2.6.7 ANSI Sep 7 2005 08:48:20
> Source License: LGPL(gcl,gmp), GPL(unexec,bfd)
> Binary License: GPL due to GPL'ed components: (READLINE BFD UNEXEC)
I just tried gcl-2.6.7-12.fc6 and get (only)
Binary License: GPL due to GPL'ed components: (BFD UNEXEC)
so, apparently, gcl is lacking readline support.
Another question, assuming a new build of gcl is built with readline
support, does maxima need to be (re)built against that "fixed" gcl?
-- Rex